Takari

We went to this restaurant on 27/11/2009 with my colleagues and after having lived in London for 3 years had THE WORST restaurant experience so far ever. Not only is the food unreasonably expensive, but the service is among the worst I've experienced anywhere in the world. Not willing to pay the service charge, we were hassled out of the restaurant. It was unbelievable. This restaurant should be avoided by anyone who enjoys good food and does not want to spend 30 (!!!) minutes arguing to get the OPTIONAL service charge taken off the bill.
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Tobias
2 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 0
Monday, December 07, 2009

Had dinner here on a Friday night with 50% offer. It is a narrow small space. They did not have any Lamb Chops. The starters were very small portions - could not imagine having to pay full price for this meal. The onion bhajis were very dry.

The main portions were better. My wife order Singha beer, which was not chilled. I had get up and go the bar to ask them to bring the bill. 4 bottles of beer ended up costing £24. They added £9 for service charge on top of bill of £52- very steep. 9/52 = 17% service charge. There were a couple of large groups, so it is very noisy for such a small space.
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2 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The main courses are really really delicious, very delicate and original tastes.

The place was a little loud, though.. We went with the 50% deal on a Friday night which made it totally worth it.

It's a good place to go for a change, and it's in a nice area to go for a walk and a drink after dinner.
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8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Takari, London is a wonderful restaurant with efficient and friendly staff, a good menu and a great venue. We didn't go for the 50% offer which we booked instead had a main dish each (I had chicken and my partner had lamb, both impressive), a vegetable dish to share (aubergine, very nice), The bill came to £99 which was very good for a dinner bill. will be rturning on friday for a business dinner
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david cowley
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Another fun night at Takari. The set menu for the toptable deal had changed since the last time I was there, More great choices. Great service and atmosphere as always though.
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mark gates
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, August 31, 2009

I went to TAKARI on Saturday with my girlfriend (I had 50%bill offer). The service was very poor, they were just rushing us on choosing the food when the restaurant was basically empty.

The food was not good at all, the waitress could not give any useful suggestion and we expected the food to be a little bit hot and as it was very sweet. I have complained but not even that way they try to make an effort to change it or apologise.

Not going back for sure.
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3 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 4
Thursday, May 28, 2009

takari is a fantastic Indian restaurant. The food was delicious, the service attentive and friendly and the venue was well decorated and modern. Will defintely go back and would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes a good curry!
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victor
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, May 10, 2009

I went here with my partner last week for a nice romantic meal. After being introduced to our table by the surly, dismissive waiter ,we then had to endure the staff's friends (i.e. not customers) having a loud chin-wag at the bar, eff-ing and blinding, not an atmosphere conducive to romance. The wine arrived, with a chipped wine glass rim, the cutlery was sticky, presumably from the previous user, one waiter, untucked and tucked in his shirt whilst serving the dishes giving us a unappetising glimpse of his midrift before tucking in.

The food I must say was delicious but tiny portions, however the waiter took our dishes away without asking, once we had eaten the meat but before we had finished the "sauce", leaving us with a dry bowl of rice and nan, but nothing to dip it in. The bill was large, with service added on. We made a quick exit. I've never left an Indian restaurant feeling hungry before.

In summary, nice food, small portions, high price, poor service.
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james
3 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Thursday, May 07, 2009

Went on tuesday by far the worst and below average in indian food, poor service would nt go again better and tastier Indian elsewhere.

Very expensive no compromise
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1 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Went on tuesday by far the worst and below average in indian food, poor service would not go again better and tastier Indian elsewhere.

Very expensive no compromise
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Blue - View all reviews by this user
1 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, April 22, 2009